How old is Mustafa Ali?

Last Modified May 24, 2023 11:27 GMT
Source: Mustafa Ali’s Instagram
Source: Mustafa Ali’s Instagram

Mustafa Ali (genuine name: Adeel Alam), is an American professional grappler and is now supported by WWE. He is doled out as a "free agent" in WWE, allowing him to appear on the RAW and SmackDown. He secured a full-time concurrence with WWE for his display in Cruiserweight Classic. In December 2018, he was moved to SmackDown, and in 2020, he was transferred to RAW. In October of that very year, he uncovered himself as the leader of "Retribution".

Mustafa Ali spends just about 13 years of his wrestling vocation in autonomous circuits. Before making his presentation in 2003, he worked as a cop in a Chicago suburb for almost four years. He worked in different advancements, including Dreamwave Wrestling, All American Wrestling (AAW), Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Proving Ground Pro, and WrestleCircus. He did everything during the day while working night shifts as a cop.

Mustafa Ali Age

Mustafa Ali was born on March 28, 1986, in Bolingbrook, Illinois, US. His dad is from Karachi, Pakistan and his mother belongs to Delhi, India. He has mixed ancestry in India, Pakistan, and America. He was brought up in Chicago, Illinois. He has two more older brothers yet their names are not known. Ali is presently 37 years of age.

Wrestling Debut and Road to WWE

Being a grappler is the dream of Mustafa Ali since childhood. His favorite wrestler was Bret Hart and later in like manner Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Hardy Boyz, and Chris Jericho. On February 2, 2003, Mustafa Ali made his expert wrestling debut. Subsequent to burning through 13 years on various free circuits Ali was at last called up by WWE for their Cruiserweight Classic competition On June 25, 2016, as a substitution for Brazilian grappler Zumbi. Ali was wiped out from the competition by Lince Dorado in the preliminary round. Ali showed up on October 26 on NXT, where he and Dorado entered the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, yet was wiped out by Kota Ibushi and TJ Perkins in the main round. On January 23, 2017, Ali made his RAW introduction. In February 2018, Ali started partaking in the Cruiserweight Championship tournament where he crushed Jack Gallagher in the principal round, Buddy Murphy in the quarterfinals, and Drew Gulak in the semi-finals to progress to the last at WrestleMania 34. At WrestleMania on April 8, Ali lost to Cedric Alexander and was unable to come out on top for the WWE Cruiserweight Title.

Championships

Source: Mustafa Ali’s Instagram
Source: Mustafa Ali’s Instagram

Mustafa Ali won several titles across his autonomous career. He is a one-time winner of titles like Dreamwave Alternative Championship, Dreamwave World Championship, Elite Pro Wrestling Pro Television Championship, Freelance World Championship, Jersey All Pro Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship, Midwestern States Pro Wrestling Heritage Championship, Proving Ground Pro Franchise Championship. he additionally won Gooker Award as a member of "Retribution" and PWI listed him among top 500 wrestlers in 2019.

FAQs

A.  Ali is presently 37 years of age.

A. Mustafa Ali was born on March 28, 1986.

A. No, Mustafa Ali didn’t win a major title in the WWE yet.

A. Mustafa Ali is the leader of ā€œRetributionā€.

A. Mustafa Ali is an American.

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